European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday june 14, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 embattled Abrams gets vote of Confidence Washington a Elliott Abrams the embattled assistant Secretary of state got a new vote of Confidence from his Boss on Friday hours after Declar ing himself delighted with the support he has received after angry congressional accusations about false statements to the Iran Contra affair. I have no plans to go anywhere Abrams said when asked if he would resign in the Wake of congressional suggestions he could no longer perform his Job effectively in Light of disclosures at the Iran Contra hearings. Some news accounts have said president Reagan gave Abrams Only lukewarm support thursday at a news conference in Venice Italy when he merely referred to Secretary of state George p. Shultz s statements rather than adding personal words of Praise. Shultz however in remarks to reporters flying Back from the economic Summit on Friday said it s your statement that the president s support was lukewarm. The president told me he fully supports  he is an admirer of Elliott Abrams Shultz added. Asked whether Abrams has become a liability for the administration in its Hopes of winning support in Congress for new Contra Aid Shutlz said simply in sofar As congressional sentiment is concerned there is a rebuilding Job to  but he made it Clear he expected Abrams to stay in his Job. He is a combative person. That s his Way. But he s a Good Man a patriotic Man Shultz said. Abrams in his comments in Washington declared that there is no alternative to the Reagan administration s Central America policy which includes opposition to the leftist govern Cal in Nicaragua. After lawmakers grilled Abrams at the hearings last week Shutlz reaffirmed his support for the Man in charge of latin and Central american policy saying he was doing a sensational  i am delighted with the support the Secretary and the president arc giving Abrams said after a speech to citizens for America a conservative group. In remarks earlier Friday to the same group. Educa Tion Secretary William j. Bennett criticized what he called the proc tutorial Zeal of some questioners at the hearings and Senate majority Leader Bob Dole said there would t be such hearings if Congress had supported the rebels earlier. Texans Battle record rainfall Flash flooding san Antonio Texas a Flash floods continued to threaten Central and Southeastern Texas on Fri Day after a month of record rainfall and searchers pulled the bodies of two people from Alast moving Creek. Sun broke through the Clouds in san Antonio and the Hill country and the bad weather moved to Southeastern Texas where heavy rain flooded streets in. Houston and surrounding counties. Heavy rain fell in the Houston Beaumont port Arthur area including 6.09 inches at Beaumont and 7.79 inches at a Community 10 Miles North cast of Beaumont. An isolated thunderstorm dumped 4 inches of rain in three hours at Lake Houston. Luce Bayou had a 24-hoi total of 9.49 inches and Sheldon near Houston had 8.78, the National weather service said. A storm system moving from the North was expected to bring in More rain to Central and Southern Texas on saturday said Cristy Mitchell a fore Caster with the National weather serv ice in san Antonio. We will get a line of thunderstorms with possible Hail Gusty winds along with the heavy Rains Mitchell said. It looks the front will make it just into South Texas and stall out and that s the worst thing for it to do be cause it s just going to rain rain and rain and add to the flooding Situa  Mitchell said san Antonio had sur passed its six month rainfall total of 28.13 with a total of 28.76 inches Ofrain Between january and june. That is the wettest six month period since 1935, when the City received 30.49, she said. Forecasters said earlier that san an Tonio broke its record for any 30-Day period with 18.41 inches of rain from May 13 to june ii eclipsing the old record of 17.82 inches set from aug. 29 to sept. 27, 1946. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. June 14, 1947 the French National Assembly ratified a peace treaty with Italy. There were no dissenting Voles but 80 deputies abstained. The treaty awaited second ratification by the legislative upper House. 30 years ago foday. June 14, 1957 the French government decided to allow its ships to use the Suez canal. France was the last country to lift its Boycott of the waterway. 20 years ago foday. June 14, 1967 president Johnson named Thurgood Marshall 58, to be the first Black Justice of the supreme court. 10 years ago foday. June 14, 1977 aided by a Brace of bloodhounds police found Martin Luther King or. Assassin James Earl Ray hiding in a pile of leaves in a mountainous area five Miles from the Petros tenn., prison he escaped from two Days earlier. Ranchers near Tivoli Texas Herd cattle in a search for dry ground following record rainfall and Flash flooding. Mitchell said the Guadalupe and Medina Rivers could spill Over their Banks As they have the past several Days if the rain continues Over the weekend. Sunday looks the same because the system is going to be in the same spot Mitchell said. It will not lose it identity. We re still going to have those South South cast breezes pulling the moisture in. Once it hits that line instant rain showers she said. Elsewhere Crews from the Missouri Kansas Texas Railroad and the okla homa Kansas Texas Railroad worked Friday to repair a washed out Bridge that derailed a train Early thursday near Rush Springs okla. No one was injured in the derail ment in which five of six diesel engines and three empty boxcars Slid of the track weakened by up to 4 inches of rain the night before. The bodies of Lupita Saucido 12, and her Cousin Juan Carlos Pacheco 20, were recovered Friday downstream from where they had slipped Down Bank and were swept away by Apache Creek in the san Antonio area. The two had been watching other people play in the swollen Creek. Juan lifted her and tried to place her in the water so she would get wet but he slipped and they fell in said Hermalinda Carrizales a family Friend. She Clung to him right away but he could not save  girl s body was found about 8 . And Pacheco s body was found Friday night after More than 30 searchers had combed the area said fire department dispatcher Gloria Castaneda. The weather also was blamed for the deaths thursday of two men in a three Schilc Accident in Southeastern Texas and of one woman in an Oklahoma Accident. Marines lock up deserter while his Case is considered Washington a Douglasb canc the former Marine who deserted from his unil in Vietnam 17 years ago has been ordered confined to the Brig at the Quantico va., Marine base while the corps determines How his Case will be handled Pentagon sources said Friday. Following his arrival at the Quantico base tuesday Blanc was issued a uni form and processed Back into the corps. At that Point the Only restriction against him was confinement to the base itself. Because of the severity of the out standing charges against him. However Bane has been ordered locked up at least temporarily while his Case is re viewed for possible court martial. The sources who agreed to discuss the matter Only if not identified said it is still unclear whether the 39-year-old Bane would actually be court Martia Ledon desertion and other charges. It is still possible the sources said thai the corps might ultimately Issue Bane an administrative discharge with out imposing any serious penalties against him. Bean a native of Rochester vt., sur rendered to Marine authorities after spending 17 years in Australia. He had returned to the United slates in Hopes of visiting his father who is ill